Would you think of your submission to your husband as an act of worship to the Lord? To be perfectly honest it's not the first thing that comes to my mind. When I'm reminded that my submission to my husband is to be voluntary and is not dependent on his behavior, then I can see how it is an act of worship and obedience to the Lord in his calling for me as a wife. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 37: Marriage Series #4 – What is Biblical Submission? {with Guest Doug Ferrell}
We're continuing in our marriage series, and podcast episode 37 is part one of a two-part episode in the series on submission. I'm a bit excited to have my husband joining us today, and he's going to work through with us what is the theology of submission. You can find all the podcast episodes in the marriage series here. We're camping in the text of Ephesians 5:22-24: 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 36: Marriage Series #3 – Showing Respect to Our Husbands
We’re continuing in our series on marriage at the podcast, and episode 36 is on respect. So far we've covered God's Design for Marriage and Our Role as Women, Loving Our Husbands, and today we're talking about what does it look like to show respect to our husbands. What is respect? How is it defined? The dictionary defines it - A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. We are called by God to respect our husband’s ... continue reading...
How Well Do You Respect Your Husband? A Self-Assessment
How well do you respect your husband? Sometimes we can be blind and think we're doing a pretty good job when truthfully we're not even coming anywhere near being respectful to our husbands. If you haven't picked up your Excellent Wife book in a bit (or if you don't have it yet - stop and go get it here now) dust it off and take a moment to re-read it and at least today read chapter 10 on respect. Did you know that God didn't call you to change your husband? He did call you to respect your ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 35: Marriage Series #2 – To Love Their Husbands
We’re continuing in a series here at the podcast on marriage. Each episode can stand alone, but they are meant to be listened to together. Last week we talked about God’s Design for Marriage and Our Role as Women. We touched briefly on areas of submission, respect, and love. Today we’re going to start by seeing what God’s Word has to say about loving our husbands. I struggled with titling the episode, so I borrowed it from scripture from the Titus 2:4 passage that we are to be taught by the ... continue reading...